The statute establishes a comprehensive system for managing solid and hazardous wastes from generation through final disposal. RCRA was enacted in 1976 in response to growing concerns about the ...

DEFINITION: Waste is considered hazardous if it is harmful to humans or the environment. Examples include: batteries, mineral oils, chemicals etc. Hazardous waste must be dealt with separately to ...

Universal wastes are waste streams that meet the definition of a hazardous waste but are very common and can be easily recycled. Universal waste includes: Batteries Pesticides Mercury-containing ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a new definition of solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) designed to encourage recycling and to streamline ...

A definition on whether flood-damaged materials should be classed as hazardous should be clearly explained by the Environment Agency, waste industry professionals have suggested. Phil Conran, director ...